Northwest High School (St. Landry Parish SCH DIST.), Louisiana - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Northwest High School is a High in Opelousas, LA. It currently serves 597 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the St. Landry Parish School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in St. Landry Parish School District and all schools in Louisiana.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:597
Number of Teachers: 42
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.34

Location Info

Location: 3746 Hwy. 104, Opelousas, LA 70570
Mailing Address: 3746 Hwy. 104, Opelousas, LA 70570
Phone: (337)543-2255
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 118
Grade 11 127
Grade 12 111
Grade 9 241
Gender/Sex of Northwest High School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 307 51.42
Female 290 48.58
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Northwest High School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.17
Black or African American 423 70.85
Hispanic/Latino 31 5.19
Two or more races 4 0.67
White 138 23.12
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.33
Black or African American 207 67.43
Hispanic/Latino 17 5.54
Two or more races 2 0.65
White 80 26.06
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 216 74.48
Hispanic/Latino 14 4.83
Two or more races 2 0.69
White 58 20.00

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 66 55.93
Hispanic/Latino 9 7.63
Two or more races 1 0.85
White 42 35.59
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 94 74.02
Hispanic/Latino 3 2.36
White 30 23.62
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 87 78.38
Hispanic/Latino 6 5.41
Two or more races 1 0.90
White 17 15.32
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.42
Black or African American 176 73.03
Hispanic/Latino 13 5.39
Two or more races 2 0.83
White 49 20.33